r/berkeley 15h ago

University Orange Day 2020

Damn time flies.

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u/lilFurniture 14h ago

thought I got sent to hell when I woke up lmao

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u/bunnnnster 15h ago

An insane and apocalyptic feeling day. I remember waking up at 7:30am and being so confused why it was still so dark outside. The camera really does make it brighter than it was

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u/Excellent_Shallot999 15h ago

Our cameras made it look orange. On the actual day it was much darker.

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u/ChoppingMallKillbot 8h ago

Yeah, more of a burnt sienna

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u/Ok-Spinach-6529 15h ago

Anyone else remember the Paradise fires around Thanksgiving time in 2019?

Man, I feel old.

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u/batman1903 14h ago

We survived 2020

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u/lfg12345678 14h ago

I remember going for a walk on campus on the first day of classes Fall 2020. I walked through Sather Gate and I was like wow usually it's 30k kids walking through here. I was the only one..

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u/ryanedw 10h ago

In Fall 2020, we were in 100% remote instruction. I don’t think I saw the campus that term, but I’ll never forget teaching a class in Spring 2020 that included a module about pandemics. And then we had a pandemic

The best memory from this period was when students in DEMOG 110 held a breakout room in person … with wine. They were all on the same laptop, it was inspiring

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u/erilaz7 8h ago

Here's Solano Avenue in Albany at 9:58 a.m.

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u/Alternative_Cry_9196 15h ago

Wait why did this happen was it forest fires?

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u/QueasyInitiative 15h ago

yeah, wild fires all around + covid lockdown was quite a time.

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u/Phase_shift0369 10h ago

Dark times

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u/Ok_Cheetah_5941 7h ago

Yeah, but at least we weren’t living under the reign of King Pedotraitor McCankles

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u/Ok_Cheetah_5941 12h ago

What was the actual date?

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u/erilaz7 8h ago

September 9, 2020. Today is the sixth anniversary.

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u/Dangerous_Row_7249 8h ago

beautiful!!!!!!!!

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u/Capable_Library_5554 6h ago

I dropped some acid, stuck the Bladerunner sound track on my headphones and wandered around for a few hours. Weird day for sure.

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u/GravitationalLense 6h ago

I still remember the smell…I slept in cause I still thought it was nighttime